Released: January 1, 1977
Songwriter: Kevin Cronin
Producer: Gary Richrath John Henning John Stronach
Recently I've been thinkin about what I am and where my priorities lie
Gettin it together on some future plan, decidin what I need to get by
I tried workin and schoolin but their just not my plan, oh no
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man
Well I could be pickin bluegrass or singin the blues
It doesn't really matter to me
As long as I'm playin the music I just can't lose
And noones gonna tell me differently
Cause all I really care about is sittin right here in my hands, oh yeah
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man
Well my momma sits and worries about me for days
Even though she really likes the way the boy plays
My daddy tells her I'm just goin through a phase
But that's just what he always says
I hear what they're sayin but I take it with a grain of sand, oh yeah
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man
Yeah
Well my momma sits and worries about me for days
Even though she really likes the way the boy plays
My daddy tells her that I'm goin through a phase
But that's just what he always says
I hear what they're sayin but I take it with a grain of sand, oh yeah
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man
Well I've told you my story now here's what I've found
To be happy you need only be real
So don't let anyone try to turn your head around
Just remember you are what you feel
You see all of my life people been tryin to tell me what I am, oh yeah
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man, oh yeah
Gettin it together on some future plan, decidin what I need to get by
I tried workin and schoolin but their just not my plan, oh no
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man
Well I could be pickin bluegrass or singin the blues
It doesn't really matter to me
As long as I'm playin the music I just can't lose
And noones gonna tell me differently
Cause all I really care about is sittin right here in my hands, oh yeah
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man
Well my momma sits and worries about me for days
Even though she really likes the way the boy plays
My daddy tells her I'm just goin through a phase
But that's just what he always says
I hear what they're sayin but I take it with a grain of sand, oh yeah
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man
Yeah
Well my momma sits and worries about me for days
Even though she really likes the way the boy plays
My daddy tells her that I'm goin through a phase
But that's just what he always says
I hear what they're sayin but I take it with a grain of sand, oh yeah
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man
Well I've told you my story now here's what I've found
To be happy you need only be real
So don't let anyone try to turn your head around
Just remember you are what you feel
You see all of my life people been tryin to tell me what I am, oh yeah
Can't ya see I'll always be a music man, oh yeah
more tracks from the album
Live: You Get What You Play For
- Ridin’ the Storm Out [Live]
- Little Queenie [Live]
- Music Man [Live]
- (I Believe) Our Time Is Gonna Come [Live]
- Son of a Poor Man [Live]
- (Only A) Summer Love [Live]
- Keep Pushin’ [Live]
- Being Kind (Can Hurt Someone Sometimes) [Live]
- Any Kind Of Love [Live]
- Gary’s Guitar Solo
- Flying Turkey Trot [Live]
- Lay Me Down [Live]
- 157 Riverside Avenue [Live]
- Like You Do [Live]
- Golden Country [Live]
From the album
REO Speedwagon popular songs
- Can’t Fight This Feeling
- Keep on Loving You
- Take It on the Run
- Roll with the Changes
- Time for Me to Fly
- Ridin’ the Storm Out
- In My Dreams
- Tough Guys
- Down by the Dam
- ’Til the Rivers Run Dry
- (Only A) Summer Love
- Dead at Last
- Heavy on Your Love
- All Heaven Broke Loose
- Give Me a Ride (Roller Coaster)
- Another Lifetime
- They’re on the Road
- Any Kind of Love
- Only the Strong Survive
- One Too Many Girlfriends
- Back on the Road Again
- Shakin’ It Loose
- You Won’t See Me
- Screams and Whispers